Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 72 | 104 | 111 | 102 | 112 | 118 | 137 | 152 | 134 | 198 | 193 | 141 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 84 | 120 | 123 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.94m | 1:32AM1.84m | 2:01PM1.95m | 2:25AM1.88m | 2:51PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.15m | 7:21PM0.18m | 7:40AM0.12m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:34AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 72 | 104 | 111 | 102 | 112 | 118 | 137 | 152 | 134 | 198 | 193 | 141 | 56 | 38 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 27 | 67 | 123 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 55 | 35 | 87 | 86 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 45 | 100 | 137 | 131 | 83 | 40 | 32 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 84 | 120 | 34 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 37 | 99 | 22 | 26 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 115 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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